2008 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 20, 2008 · Texas Stadium
Baltimore RavensWinner
33
at
Dallas Cowboys
24
DAL -5 upsetO 39.5 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 33–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
24/45, 252 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
1.6 expected points added · +3.3% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
17/25, 149 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-5.5 expected points added · +8.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 17/25 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Ron McClain | 22 | 139 | 6.3 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Willis McGahee | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Sam Koch | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Joe Flacco | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Scott | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Suggs | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Leonhard | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lewis | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Washington | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Haloti Ngata | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Zbikowski | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Ivy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bannan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Oglesby | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 24/45 | 252 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tashard Choice | 17 | 90 | 5.3 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Tony Romo | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Marion Barber | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Ratliff | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Davis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Bowen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tra Battle | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -5
- Closing total
- 39.5
- BAL moneyline
- +230
- DAL moneyline
- -250
Cowboys closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 57 — over by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 45°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- BAL 6 days · DAL 6 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs Wade Phillips